Quotes About Story

Believe carefully in the story of emotion, but it is worth to doubt the intention of the people making it a big sensation.

Speaking about the ultimate reality of life to a very large majority of people is like narrating an epic story in full detail to them and then in the end only getting a basic question from them as who the lead protagonist was there in this whole tale.

There are better lessons of life to be learnt in riches-to-rags story than in rags-to-riches glory.

This film is ultimate proof that truth is stranger than fiction.

He had become a character in a play, same story, over and over.

And time inherently creates a story. Things begin and they end. How they end is the story. Or maybe it's what happens between when they begin and end that's the story.

On the one hand, I don't know a single person who says, "Yay! Purim is my favorite holiday!" On the other hand, if there's any holiday concept more Jewish than "Here's the awful story of what happened to your great-great-grandmother. Have a cookie." I don't know what it is.

As for the story, whether the poet takes it ready made or constructs it for himself, he should first sketch its general outline, and then fill in the episodes and amplify in detail.

If my life was a movie, no one would believe it.

La storia che raccontiamo è l'eterna storia dell'amore nell'eterno paese della poesia; non mettiamo date all'eternità.

Television has a real problem. They have no page two. Consequently every big story gets the same play and comes across to the viewer as a really big, scary one.

A photograph is a biography of a moment.

Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle, and so the hardest part, I think, is getting the story.

I think that we're pattern-seeking animals, and what we like best is a story where everything fits together, where there's no puzzle pieces left over.

We need folks who are queer or trans, to have an opportunity to tell their story.

One of the ready advantages of writing a road or quest story is that it mirrors the experience of writing a novel.

My quest has always been to get my story to the rest o' the people.

Death is either an incredible ending to a story or, more often than not if you ask the right questions, it's the beginning of a story.

I am very conscious of what I say and do when I go out because the media is quick to make that a story.

The crown of lamb has always been a quintessential Christmas dish, and growing up in India, we would read about lamb when learning about the holiday.

I want to do interesting characters with depth, which are a part of great stories. In fact, if the character is quirky and challenging, that's even better.

I'm involved in quite a few ministries as a bridge builder, trying to match generous givers and donors to other ministries. Based on my past, I'm also involved in mainly the prison ministry. I go to jails and prisons and share my story, trying to give them some hope.

I think people forget how radical the narrative of 'Slacker' is. There's no story, you know? We could go from one character to the next to the next and never return.

As far as personal philosophies go, I think you should know your ending. I know that's radically different from a lot of other writers who just organically like to find the story. Other than that, I try different things and mess around. I'm still just playing a good bit.